diff --git a/drivers/rtc/interface.c b/drivers/rtc/interface.c
index 3bcc7cfcaba7ff1e370fee78cf85fb5bb22a6358..ed35a6b4753f557108fbc96215f2e85cebad9a81 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/interface.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/interface.c
@@ -323,20 +323,6 @@ int rtc_read_alarm(struct rtc_device *rtc, struct rtc_wkalrm *alarm)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rtc_read_alarm);
 
-static int ___rtc_set_alarm(struct rtc_device *rtc, struct rtc_wkalrm *alarm)
-{
-	int err;
-
-	if (!rtc->ops)
-		err = -ENODEV;
-	else if (!rtc->ops->set_alarm)
-		err = -EINVAL;
-	else
-		err = rtc->ops->set_alarm(rtc->dev.parent, alarm);
-
-	return err;
-}
-
 static int __rtc_set_alarm(struct rtc_device *rtc, struct rtc_wkalrm *alarm)
 {
 	struct rtc_time tm;
@@ -360,7 +346,14 @@ static int __rtc_set_alarm(struct rtc_device *rtc, struct rtc_wkalrm *alarm)
 	 * over right here, before we set the alarm.
 	 */
 
-	return ___rtc_set_alarm(rtc, alarm);
+	if (!rtc->ops)
+		err = -ENODEV;
+	else if (!rtc->ops->set_alarm)
+		err = -EINVAL;
+	else
+		err = rtc->ops->set_alarm(rtc->dev.parent, alarm);
+
+	return err;
 }
 
 int rtc_set_alarm(struct rtc_device *rtc, struct rtc_wkalrm *alarm)
@@ -776,20 +769,6 @@ static int rtc_timer_enqueue(struct rtc_device *rtc, struct rtc_timer *timer)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void rtc_alarm_disable(struct rtc_device *rtc)
-{
-	struct rtc_wkalrm alarm;
-	struct rtc_time tm;
-
-	__rtc_read_time(rtc, &tm);
-
-	alarm.time = rtc_ktime_to_tm(ktime_add(rtc_tm_to_ktime(tm),
-				     ktime_set(300, 0)));
-	alarm.enabled = 0;
-
-	___rtc_set_alarm(rtc, &alarm);
-}
-
 /**
  * rtc_timer_remove - Removes a rtc_timer from the rtc_device timerqueue
  * @rtc rtc device
@@ -811,10 +790,8 @@ static void rtc_timer_remove(struct rtc_device *rtc, struct rtc_timer *timer)
 		struct rtc_wkalrm alarm;
 		int err;
 		next = timerqueue_getnext(&rtc->timerqueue);
-		if (!next) {
-			rtc_alarm_disable(rtc);
+		if (!next)
 			return;
-		}
 		alarm.time = rtc_ktime_to_tm(next->expires);
 		alarm.enabled = 1;
 		err = __rtc_set_alarm(rtc, &alarm);
@@ -876,8 +853,7 @@ void rtc_timer_do_work(struct work_struct *work)
 		err = __rtc_set_alarm(rtc, &alarm);
 		if (err == -ETIME)
 			goto again;
-	} else
-		rtc_alarm_disable(rtc);
+	}
 
 	mutex_unlock(&rtc->ops_lock);
 }